Banner Graphic, Volume 10, Number 138, Greencastle, Putnam County, 14 February 1980 — Page 4

The Putnam County Banner Graphic. February 14,1980

Pizza transcends age, class and nationality

Ry PATRICIA WEILS e. 1980 N.Y. Times News Service NEW YORK Pizza, along with fried chicken and the hamburger. stands as one of America's favorite fast foods Universally appealing, it’s a dish that transcends age. class and nationality, finding favor among bona-fide junk-food eaters as well as those who would rather die than raise an unhealthy calorie to their lips. At its best, pizza is a gustatory staple, a salute to simplicity. Few foods compare to a fresh, fragrant pizza pie. with a crisp and crusty dough topped by sweet plum tomatoes and an abundant sprinkling of lightly salted mozzarella. When you take a bite of a perfect pizza, it crunches. By the second bite, you’ve taken on a warm, satisfying glow. In its less simple state, pizza becomes an architectural delight, a careful composition of thinly sliced, woodsy mushrooms, zestv rounds of pepperoni, enveloped in a thin, crusty dough the hue of burnt umber. Nutritionally, pizza can offer a fine balance of protein, fat and carbohydrates, and is rich in calcium and several essential nutrients. An average wedge of cheese pizza supplies about 250 calories and one-fourth the daily protein requirement. At its worst, pizza is a culinary disaster. Cardboardy, greasy, salty, rubbery, soupy, synthetic, soggy and stringy are just a few of the pejoratives hurled at pizza impostors. Nutritionally, pizza can be a low-salt dieter’s nightmare, smothered with sodium-saturated sausage, anchovies, capers and highly salted cheese. A single wedge of cheese pizza provides from 20 to 50 percent of the recommended daily consumption of sodium, but when you add other high sodium toppings, even a single slice can bring the sodium level well above recommended levels. Pizza also makes up one of the fastest growing segments of the American food industry, with sales expanding 10 to 15 percent

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each year. What promoters have succeeded in creating is a taste for pizza that only another pizza will satisfy. Although Americans may settle for a universally consistent hamburger that tastes the same from town to town, they have firm, fixed opinons about their pizza. The regional palate for pizza is puzzlingly diverse and eccentric. In the New York area, you can’t give away a sausage pizza. Nearly 80 percent of the pizzas sold here are of the straight cheese and tomato variety. In Chicago, deep-dish pizza is the rage, as yeasty crusts measure an inch or more, topped with fennel-filled sausage and “extra” cheese. In New Orleans, diners favor the spice of pepperoni, while the Dallas version is topped with hamburger. In Seattle and Portland, Canadian bacon is preferred, and in New Haven, you can find a version of “white pizza,” a thick, yeasty dough covered with white clam sauce. There are no secrets to preparing the perfect pizza, but there are steps that should be followed to avoid soggy crusts, sagging

Dear Abby: Eighth commandment includes Bibles

DEAR ABBY: Someone signed STOLE ONE asked how you thought God would feel about a person who steals a Bi ble out of a hotel room, and you replied, "Nobody needs a Bi ble as much as the person who would steal one.” Well, Abby, you sure goofed on that one. You should have pointed out that taking a Bible is not stealing! The Bible societies feel they have won a great victory when someone takes a Bible with them. That’s the purpose of putting the Bible there in the first place. It is the duty of all good Christians to spread the gospel tlyoughtout the world. I always feel sad when I see an old Bible, good as new, lay ing in the same place for years, unopened, unread, serving no one. Please print my letter so the person who took the Bible will know that he is not guilty of stealing. I took a Bible once and I feel real good about it. C.M.IN MICHIGAN DEAR C.M.: I’ve seen many a Bible in many a hotel room, but I’ve yet to see a sign saying, “Help yourself.” Read on for an authoritative view of the subject: DEAR ABBY: As a regular reader of your column in the Wenetchee (Wash.) Daily World, and a representative of The Gideons International, may I add to your logical reply to STOLE ONE. The Gideons International is a society of Christian business and professional men —all members of most evangelical churches of which there are at 80,000 in 124 countries throughout the world. Every 17 days we place about one million Bibles (or 20 million a year) in the rooms of hotels, motels, hospitals, jails, and other public places in an effort to serve mankind by

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toppings and an excessive load of sodium. And don’t be thrown off if you can’t toss and twirl your dough like a pizza parlor showman. It’s done for a touch of drama and adds nothing to the quality of the dough. Here are a few suggestions: To obtain a perfectly crisp but not dry crust, pizza should be baked at a very high temperature on a heat-retaining clay baking tile, similar to the stone surfaces that line the floor of professional pizza ovens. When pizza is baked on such a surface, the heat actually rises up from the stone, baking first the dough, then the tomato and finally melting the cheese. The high heat permits quick baking, so the pizza never dries out. The clay also allows the pizza to breathe, thus avoiding a buildup of moisture that causes crust sogginess. And, since the dough cooks first, it absorbs little of the topping that could make a soggy pizza. Always begin with a cold stone in a cold oven, then preheat both before baking Simplicity is the key to good pizza. Fresh tomatoes and mozzarella make the best topping. Although variations are unlimited, avoid the tendency to overload the pizza. People on low-sodium diets need not avoid pizza altogether. Salt can be deleted from the dough and unsalted mozzarella is available at many Italian specialty stores. Herbs, such as fennel and rosemary, and hot red pepper flakes do much to enhance flavor. For pizza-making, unhomogenized mozzarella that has aged a few days is best. Absolutely fresh mozzarella (that which is purchased the day it is made) has too much liquid and will not break down evenly as it melts. For best results, buy it fresh and let it age a few days in the refrigerator. Most mozzarella found in supermarkets is homogenized, and tends to get stringy and rubbery as it cooks.

making the Scriptures available to as many people as possible. These Bibles are the property of The Gideons, and are paid for bv the free-will gifts and offerings of concerned Christians of all denominations. Of course, we neither encourage nor condone taking the Bibles, but many do, which necessitates replacing a good number of Bibles annually at our expense. We receive letters from people who confess having taken one of our Bibles; most send a donation along with their apologies. The current cost of the Bible is $2.85. Abby, you would be doing us a great service to let your readers know that anyone who has taken a Gideons Bible and wishes to make restitution may send his donation to: The Gideons International 2900 Lebanon Road Nashville, Tenn. 37214 ED. S. KNOWLES CONFIDENTIAL TO YOU: Today is St. Valentine’s Day, so be a sweetheart and call someone who’s alone and say, “I’m thinking about you.” Take some flowers to someone in a nursing home. Put all your discarded clothes in a box for Goodwill. Donate some blood. Pay your dentist bill. Take a homely girl to lunch. Listen to your teenager. Tell your parents you think they’re great. Tape a love note on his (or her) mirror. Forgive an enemy. Send a donation to CARE or the Salvation Army. If you love someone, tell him (or her) now; don’t wait until next Valentine’s Day to be a sweetheart again. Love ABBY

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Calendar of events

Thursday The Putnam County Council on Handicapped Citizens will hold their quarterly meeting Wednesday, Feb 14, at the First Baptist Church, located behind Marsh Supermarket in Greencastle. Local government officials are scheduled to be present to share information regarding new accessibility and parking privileges locally. Everyone is urged to attend both the business meeting and election of officers at 7:15 p.m and the program at 8 p.m. Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Chapter will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at the home of Mrs Dorothy Stickle Omnes Chapter. Order of DeMolay, will hold its stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Feb. 14, at the Greencastle Masonic Temple. Plans for the observance of Patriots’ Day and International DeMolay Week will be discussed, followed by refreshments. All DeMolays are urged to attend Friday The 1980 DeMolay Sweetheart of Omnes Chapter will be crowned at a banquet at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb 15. at the Fairway Restaurant. Chairman Brian Humphreys and 1979 Sweetheart Gena McMains invite all DeMolays, their families and their guests to attend AARP will hold its regular meeting at 2 p.m Friday. Feb 15 The program will be given by Dorothy Brown with slides of her trip to Africa All members should see this one Applegate Lodge No. 155, Fillmore, will have a Master Mason ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Feb 15 in the Lodge Hall. An oyster stew dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. All members, and guests are invited. Members are asked to bring a pie. The Greencastle Branch of NAACP will sponsor a chili supper, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, in the Colonnade Room of Gobin Methodist Church. Price is $1.50 for all, adults and children, and proceeds will go to the Helen Copeland Memorial Fund. Call Joe Miles at 653-6325. Saturday The Greencastle Squares will dance from 8-11 p.m, Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Greencastle National Guard Armory. A free bean supper, sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW, Post 1550, will be held Saturday. Feb. 16. Serving will begin at 5:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Sunday Beech Grove United Methodist Church will hold a basket dinner following Sunday School and church at 12:30 p.m Sunday, Feb. 17. Come fellowship with us. Everyone welcome. The Putnam County Playhouse board of directors will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, at the home of Vickie Helmer. 1001 Hillcrest. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Marshall will be the hosts for a family night pitch-in supper at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Reelsville United Methodist Church. A song fest will follow at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome. Monday The Church World Service Sewing Club will meet from 1-3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, in the basement of the Presbyterian Church. Tuesday The Domestic Science Club will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday. ' Feb. 19 at the home of Mrs. Ruth Donelson. Mrs. Maud Brattain will give the program. Putnam County Senior Citizens will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the VFW for their monthly meeting and pitch-in dinner. Bingo will be played for entertainment. The Putnam County Democrat Club will meet Tuesday.' 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19, at the home of George (Pete) and Wilma Zimmerman at Route 2, Roachdale. Please plan to attend. Call Bainbridge 522-3450. or Greencastle 653-3983, if you need directions ora ride. Wednesday The Greencastle Women’s Club luncheon will be held from 12-2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the DePauw University Student Union Building. Betty Black will be discussing ceramics and John White, assistant professor of philosophy and religion at DePauw, will be singing. Wanda Froderman of Terre Haute will be the speaker. Cost for the luncheon is $3.75 and reservations must be made by Feb. 13 by calling 653-4446 or 653-6963.

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